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GREETINGS FROM FRANCOIS AND JACQUES

THE
REPAIRED WING OF THE ORACLE AC72

NZ Core Builders Composites has sent the wing of the second Oracle catamaran, which set off from Auckland enroute to San Francisco on Christmas! It will get new flaps and be fitted on the restored cat that will be re-launched next February.

If the hulls of the catamaran appear to have some shortcomings – very narrow forward profiles and lack of transverse stiffness – their aerodynamics and finishes are particularly successful.

With respect to this wing – its thickness, simplicity, flexibility, form and profile – improvements can be seen.

Oracle Team USA’s second cat – with new wing and hulls – is well under construction. We will certainly make a comparative analysis when they are revealed!